This $9.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) will fund construction of a new water treatment plant in McAlpin, West Virginia. The plant will provide water service to 233 industrial and commercial customers in the area to enable industry expansion and assist the local economy's recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected to directly support the creation of 22 new...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded an $8.1 million Project Grant to the McDowell County Public Service District (PSD) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support Phase III of the Elkhorn Water Project, which will provide reliable potable water and fire protection services to approximately 50 businesses in Welch, West Virginia on April 28, 2022. The businesses currently lack public sewage infrastructure...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (CFDA 11.307 - Economic Adjustment Assistance) provides $6,778,000.00 to the Town of Pineville, West Virginia to upgrade the capacity of the municipal water treatment and distribution system. The project work includes construction of a renovated water treatment plant, new water pump station, renovated water intake, upgraded waterlines, and related appurtenances. This will save jobs, diversify the...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $100,000 project grant to Warm Springs Public Service on January 3, 2023 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant funding will support extending water and sewer infrastructure to existing industries and businesses along Route 522 in Morgan County, West Virginia. The infrastructure expansion is intended to spur economic development in a region negatively impacted by coal industry declines. It is expected...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $416,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Doddridge County Public Service District Inc. on September 9, 2021. This Project Grant will provide $208,000 in EDA funds matched by $208,000 in local funds to assist recovery efforts from Disaster Declaration DR-4331 and enable potable water service expansion for over 50 acres outside the floodplain in Doddridge County, West Virginia. Up to 40 new...
This $6.78 million Economic Adjustment Assistance award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports construction of a new wastewater treatment plant by the Mason County Public Service District in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The plant will provide added sewer capacity to enable a new steel manufacturing facility development. This project aims to create jobs, attract private investment, and strengthen regional economic resiliency in an area impacted by coal...
This $100,000 Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports development of a feasibility study by the Snowshoe Resort Community District. The study will assess employment opportunities and business growth potential in the Snowshoe, West Virginia area. Specifically, the study will examine the District's ability to enhance business growth, explore requirements to empower business development, attract new companies, and...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.4 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) on October 21, 2021. The grant funding will support construction of a water extension by MUB to serve a new beverage processing and packaging facility located in the Morgantown Industrial Park in Monongalia County, West Virginia. The project delivers adequate water capacity of 700 gallons per...
This $1,681,161 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the deployment of 58 miles of aerial fiber by Woodlands Development Group, Inc. to underserved communities in Randolph and Tucker Counties, West Virginia. Awarded on September 13, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307), the funding will increase internet connectivity in the region impacted by declines in the coal industry. Once completed, the fiber deployment...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $5,380,886 Project Grant to Tazewell County, Virginia under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on August 23, 2022. The funding will support water and sewer system improvements by the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors, including construction of a new 10-inch water line, a new sewage lift station, a 6-inch force main and appurtenances, and upgrades to an existing influent lift station in Tazewell,...